When we were preparing to embark on our great adventure I had many, many lists. Lists of what to pack, lists of what to buy, lists of what to do before we left, lists of what to do en route, lists of what to do when we arrived...lists upon lists upon lists. Fairly high on my personal list was to pack our AppleTV and figure out how our Netflix would work in India. If you know me well, this is not surprising as my most preferred way to relax and unwind is to curl up and watch a favourite show or movie. Having been to India twice before, I knew the hotel TV selection was limited and wouldn't have the shows I enjoy, nor Isabel's favourites. Bringing along the AppleTV seemed to be the best solution. I enlisted the troops; our IT guy at work (Graham) and my audit team, in search of the "easy" solution. Graham provided a number of options but Nicole, from work, earned the gold star when she enlisted her boyfriend, Pat, who I've personally named the Netflix wizard, who sent me an email with detailed instructions before we left. All was set - a plan was in place.
When we arrived on Monday, before all the unpacking was done, before we had explored our surroundings, it was imperative that we test out the AppleTV. We plugged it in, I carefully followed Pat's instructions, clicked on Netflix and to my dismay, the screen yelled back at me...in the harshest tone you could imagine "Netflix is currently not supported in your location." WHAT?!? Couldn't be. I tried it all again. Restart. Try again. Restart. (In a embarrassingly obsessive fashion) What now? I spent that night, and truthfully much of the next, doing my own research. I now know a tremendous amount about DNS codes, VPNs, and the challenges of being on a public wifi in a hotel; yet when I click on Netflix it continues to shout back at me "Netflix is currently not supported in your location".
It seems there are a few options that may work, but I got to the point about mid-week that I was so tired of trying a solution, restarting and seeing that silly message again that I quit! I've moved on...onto watching our previously watched episodes of Downton Abbey in preparation for the start of Season 5. Thanks to iTunes and their season passes, I won't be missing out on the season premiere on Tuesday...or I suppose it'll be Wednesday here.
A 1st world problem at it's best.
When we arrived on Monday, before all the unpacking was done, before we had explored our surroundings, it was imperative that we test out the AppleTV. We plugged it in, I carefully followed Pat's instructions, clicked on Netflix and to my dismay, the screen yelled back at me...in the harshest tone you could imagine "Netflix is currently not supported in your location." WHAT?!? Couldn't be. I tried it all again. Restart. Try again. Restart. (In a embarrassingly obsessive fashion) What now? I spent that night, and truthfully much of the next, doing my own research. I now know a tremendous amount about DNS codes, VPNs, and the challenges of being on a public wifi in a hotel; yet when I click on Netflix it continues to shout back at me "Netflix is currently not supported in your location".
It seems there are a few options that may work, but I got to the point about mid-week that I was so tired of trying a solution, restarting and seeing that silly message again that I quit! I've moved on...onto watching our previously watched episodes of Downton Abbey in preparation for the start of Season 5. Thanks to iTunes and their season passes, I won't be missing out on the season premiere on Tuesday...or I suppose it'll be Wednesday here.
A 1st world problem at it's best.
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